YANKS SIGN ENSBERG

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NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 2/1/2008 on www.nypost.com [flag]
Further deepening their pool of first-base options, the Yankees signed Morgan Ensberg to a minor league contract yesterday. The right-handed hitter could start or platoon, considering that he owns strong numbers versus lefties. Ensberg, who's... [link]

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Published 2/1/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
As you may know by now, yesterday the Yanks signed Morgan Ensberg to a minor league deal and invited him to spring training. Matt at Dugout Central likes the deal , and after some nice analysis concludes Ensberg likely has a better shot at making the team than Nick Green, who probably had the inside track before. Ensberg has been in decline since a great year in '05 , when he belted 36 homers, but can play first or third base, which may be an improvement over Nick Green. Either way, this sure feels like a smart signing that gives the Yanks even ...

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Published 2/1/2008 by Eric Simon <amazinavenue@gmail.com> at Amazin' Avenue: Front Page Posts
... The Yankees signed Morgan Ensberg to a minor league deal. He will compete for a spot at first base. Nice signing. I thought the Phillies would have been much better off grabbing Ensberg instead of Pedro Feliz, as Ensberg draws plenty of walks and can hit 20-30 homeruns if he's in one of his "on" years. ...

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Ensberg agrees to deal with Yankees, will compete for time at first base - MLB

Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees ... found this 1/31/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

Free-agent infielder Morgan Ensberg has reached agreement on a one-year contract with the New York Yankees , and will join the competition for the team's first base job in spring training. "I'm extremely excited about it,'' Ensberg said Thursday. ...
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Yankees Sign Ensberg

Greg C. posted 2/1/2008 from slidingintohome.blogspot.com

According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Yankees have signed Morgan Ensberg. ...They'll use him at first base (and maybe off the bench). Not sure if it's a minor or Major League deal. Jerry Crasnick confirms it , noting that the Rays and Giants expressed interest. Last year in 282 at-bats for the Astros and Padres, he hit .230, with 12 HR , and 39 RBI, with a ...
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Ensbeg signed to minor-league deal

Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees ... found this 2/1/2008 on yankees.lhblogs.com

Working on the story now, but the Yankees have signed Morgan Ensberg to a minor-league contract. He’s going to work primarily as a first baseman.
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Yanks Sign 1B Ensberg

gridtalker posted 2/1/2008 from www.yankstalk.com

The Yankees have signed yet another 1B to add to the mix, in the way of Morgan Ensberg. Ensberg, 32, split last season between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres. He has primarily played third base in his career, but the Yankees would be looking at him as a first baseman. With San Diego, Ensberg finished his season batting .230 with 12 home runs and 39 RBIs in 115 games. A .265 ...
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Ensberg A Nice Fit With Yankees

NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 2/1/2008 on www.dugoutcentral.com

The Yankees signed former Astros third baseman Morgan Ensberg to a minor league contract on Thursday and invited him to Spring Training. With the Yankees being just fine at the hot corner, Ensberg, who split last season between Houston and San Diego, ...
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